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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2A Law enforcement work schedule (4L): State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2A, Law enforcement work schedule (4L): State service. Job titles which meet all of the following criteria may be assigned an alternate work schedule consisting of a 28-day cycle, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 207(k): Full text with 2 recorded amendments.

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Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

Overtime begins on the 172nd hour. State law enforcement titles may be put on a 28-day cycle rather than a weekly schedule, under 29 U.S.C. 207(k), and titles assigned that schedule are designated 4L. Four criteria qualify a title: uniformed or plainclothes membership in a body of officers and subordinates, power under statute or local ordinance to enforce laws maintaining public peace and protecting life and property, the power to arrest, and a special course of instruction or on-the-job training covering matters such as self defence, firearm proficiency, criminal and civil law, investigative technique and medical aid. Everyone meeting the criteria counts as engaged in law enforcement activities whatever their rank and whether they are trainee, probationary or permanent. The tour of duty must total at least 160 hours in the cycle and may not exceed 171, so a week over 40 hours does not by itself create overtime. Compensation otherwise follows the 40 hour rules at N.J.A.C. 4A:3-5.5.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-2.2A. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Job titles which meet all of the following criteria may be assigned an alternate work schedule consisting of a 28-day cycle, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 207(k): #

1. Employees are uniformed or plainclothes members of a body of officers and subordinates; #

2. Employees are empowered by statute or local ordinance to enforce laws designed to maintain public peace and order, to protect life and property from accident or willful injury and to prevent and detect crimes; #

3. Employees have the power to arrest; and #

4. Employees have participated in a special course of instruction or study (or will undergo on-the-job training) which typically includes: self defense, physical training, firearm proficiency, criminal and civil law principles, investigative and law enforcement techniques, community relations, medical aid and ethics. #

(b) Job titles which meet the criteria in (a) above and which are assigned such an alternate work schedule shall be designated 4L. All employees who meet the criteria are considered engaged in law enforcement activities regardless of their rank or their status as trainee, probationary or permanent employees. #

1. The tour of duty within the 28 day cycle shall total at least 160 hours. At the discretion of the appointing authority, employees who work more than 160 hours may be compensated through either a provision for flexible work patterns or a grant of comparable amounts of time off to a maximum of one hour for each hour of such additional work time. #

2. Within the 28 day cycle, employees can work a maximum of 171 hours. Employees may work more than 40 hours in a week without incurring overtime, so long as they do not work more than 171 hours within the 28 day cycle. Overtime begins on the 172nd hour. #

3. Except for the special eligibility requirements set forth above, overtime compensation shall be paid in the same manner as employees in 40 hour workweek titles. See N.J.A.C. 4A:3-5.5(b). #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2005 d.67
  2. New ruleR.1997 d.483

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